To purchase this micro-credential
Visit the website Understanding Mental Health Conditions for Fitness Trainers and complete the following steps:
- Go to “How to Apply”
- Add this micro-credential (and others) to a shopping cart 🛒
- Login or establish your account if you don’t already have one
Micro-credential Summary:
This online micro-credential will provide an overview of mental health issues in Australia and outlines the first response when encountering a person with a mental health problem, or experiencing a traumatic event or crisis. The micro-credential will outline appropriate strategies for the first responder to use in managing the situation until professional help is available.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential which is awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Learning Outcomes:
- Outline the incidence and causes of mental health conditions in Australia
- Describe the appropriate response strategies recommended as a first responder when managing a person in crisis
- Understand methods of managing the person once a crisis has de-escalated
- Discuss why professional help is recommended and list referral pathways in Australia.
Assessment: Online Quiz
Fee: $90
Duration: 4 hours
CPD Hours: 4 hours
Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.
Study Mode: Online
Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:
Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.
If you are a Registered Exercise Professional with AusActive as a Group Exercise/Gym Instructor or greater, you will also be eligible to attain 3 AusActive CECs on the successful completion of this micro-credential. On successful completion of the quizzes you can claim your digital badge at Credly and autogenerate a certificate to upload into your CEC diary on your AusActive account and you will be able to select your approved micro-credential. This will apply the CECs to your account. A team member from AusActive will review the uploaded certificate as soon as possible to verify that it matches the selected micro-credential.
If you are a Registered Exercise Professional with AUSactive as
a Group Exercise/Gym Instructor or greater, you will also be eligible to attain
1 AUSactive CEC on the successful completion of this micro-credential.
Course Enquiries: CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au